Sad-iron.



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' C. F. GRUBBS.

SAD IRON.

(Application filed Mar. 18, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES F. GRUBBS, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,144, dated December 31 1901.

Application filed March 18, 1901- Serial No. 51,704. (No modeld of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Sad-Iron, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sad-irons, and has for its object to provide an improved detach- IO able handle therefor, so that a single handle may be interchangeably applied to a plurality of irons and is also arranged for the convenient application and removal thereof. It is furthermore designed to arrange the handle so as to prevent the hand-grasp portion thereof from becoming heated when applied to a hot iron-body.

iVith these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combina- .20 tion and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form,

proportion, size, and minor details may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is alongitudinal 3o sectional elevation of a sad-iron having the improved handle applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the handle removed from the ironbody. Fig. 4 is a detail bottom plan view of a portion of the handle. Fig. 5 is a detail View of a modified form of the handle-bar.

Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation of Fig. 5.

Like characters of reference designate cor- 4o responding parts in all of the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of an ordinary sad-iron, having a socket or recess 2 formed centrally in the top thereof, there being a transverse cross-bar 31ocated intermediate of the front and rear ends of the socket and adjacent to the upper face of the iron-body.

The handle for connection with the ironbody has an arcuate wooden hand-grasp 4,

the opposite ends of which are beveled outwardly in opposite directions and are connected by a base-bar 5, formed bya flat metal strap, having its opposite terminals bent upwardly into laterally-offset attaching-ears 6, which incline upwardly and outwardly in opposite directions, so as to lie flat against the corresponding beveled terminals of the handgrasp, to which they are connected by means of suitable fastenings 7, piercing the ears and entering the hand-grasp. At one side of and adjacent to the middle of the base-bar there is provided a longitudinal slot or opening 8, and at the opposite side of said middle the side edges of the bar are provided with corresponding projections 9, that are bent downwardly and inwardly in opposite directions across the under side of the bar, the front edges of these projections or fingers being inclined downwardly and forwardly, as at 10, so that the lower terminals thereof lie across and below the middle portion of the bar 5 and terminate substantially in line with the front or adjacent end of the opening 8. A spring-latch 11 has its flat shank portion secured between the ear 6 and that end of the hand-grasp which is adjacent to the fingers 9, the opposite free portion of the shank extending longitudinally across the upper face of the bar 5 and terminating over the opening 8. At the free end of the spring-shank there are provided the opposite terminal pendent catchears 12, which are formed by bending the ears downwardly from the shank and extending the same slidably through the opening in the bar. The terminals of these catches are bent outwardly in opposite directions, so as to form the terminal stopshoulders 13, for engagement with the under side of the handle-bar to prevent upward displacement of the catches. The front edges of these catches are straight and lie close to the front edge of the opening, so that the lower terminals of the catches and the fingers 9 lie in close proximity. Suitable longitudinal stop-flanges 14 are provided at the opposite longitudinal edges of the spring-shank to normally lie against the upper side of the handle-bar, and thereby limit the downward movement of the catch. A knob-shaped handle or finger-piece 15 rises from the shank of the latch for convenient manipulation thereof by the hand which engages the hand-grasp.

In applying the handle to an iron the handgrasp is taken in the palm of the hand and any of the fingers are engaged with the knob to lift the spring-latch, so as to raise the catch-head to its uttermost limit, and then the fingers 9 are passed downwardly into the socket in the top of the iron-body and also beneath the cross-bar 3, after which the finger-piece is released and the latch springs downwardly across the adjacent side of the cross-bar, thereby forming a stop to prevent endwise movement of the handle upon the iron in one direction, while the fingers 9 form stops to prevent movement in the opposite direction; It will be observed that the inclined fingers form hooked projections that take under the cross-bar, so as to interlock the handle with the iron-body. The handle may be conveniently removed by reversing the manner of application.

As best indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that it is only the intermediate portion of the handle-bar that rests upon the top of the iron-body, while its opposite ends are offset above the iron, whereby the ends of the hand-grasp are not subjected to direct cont-act with the heated iron and are thereby maintained cool and not liable to damage by the heat.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings there has been shown a modified form of handle-bar 5, in which the tongue or finger 16 is struck longitudinally from the intermediate portion of the bar, the opening 17, formed thereby, cor responding to the opening 8 in the former bar.

What is claimed is- 1. A detachable handle for sad-irons, comprising a hand-grasp, a cross-bar connecting the opposite ends thereof, there being an opening formed at one side of the middle of the bar, and a projecting hook bent downwardly from the bar and located at the opposite side of the middle thereof and a springlatch upon the upper side of the bar, the free end of the latch being disposed over the opening in the cross-bar, and having catches bent downwardly from opposite edges of the latch and projected slidably through the opening in the bar, the lower ends of the catches being bent laterally outward in opposite directions to form stop-shoulders for engagement with the under side of the bar.

2. A detachablehandle for sad-irons, comprising a hand-grasp, a cross-bar connecting the opposite ends thereof, there being an opening formed atone side of the middle of the bar, and opposite hooked fingers bent downwardly from opposite edges of the bar at the opposite side of the middle thereof, and a spring-latch upon the upper side of the crossbar, the freeend of the latch being disposed over the opening in the cross-bar, and having catches bent downwardly from opposite edges of the latch and projected slidably through the opening in the bar, the lower ends of the catches being bent laterally outward in opposite directions to form stop shoulders for engagement with the under side of the bar.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. GRUBBS.

Witnesses:

O. H. PIGGOTT, E. GREEN. 

